When paramedics arrived on scene, Scalise was awake, Sava said , but by the time he arrived at the hospital he had gone into shock and lost consciousness. We are especially appreciative of the strong outpouring of love and support from our neighbors, friends, from Louisiana and across the country, as well as from President Trump, Vice President Pence, and all of Steve's colleagues who have reached out to us during this most challenging time.

President Donald Trump made a surprising comment about the possible investigation into obstruction of justice for firing former FBI Director James Comey . The White House has denied any collusion , and Trump has repeatedly complained about the probe, saying Democrats can not accept his election win. In May, Trump fired Comey, saying "this Russian Federation thing" was on his mind when he made the decision to oust the nation's top law enforcement official while Comey was leading the ...

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have roundly condemned Hodgkinson's actions and called for a moment of unity immeidately after the shooting. On Facebook , a page apparently belonging to the shooter showed affiliations with online groups with incendiary names such as "Terminate the Republican Party " and "The Road to Hell is Paved with Republicans".

Brand was confirmed as the No. 3 Justice Department official on a 52-46 vote in the Senate on May 18, with Democrats lining up against her. That would make Rosenstein into an important witness for the Mueller investigation - which would in turn make it hard for him to be the figure to whom Mueller is supposed to report .

May is looking for support from the DUP after failing to win a majority for her Conservative Party in last week's elections. The British Prime Minister Theresa May has met with Northern Ireland's five main parties, as a deadline to form a power-sharing executive at Stormont looms.

Newsmax Media chief executive Christopher Ruddy, a close friend of Trump's, told PBS' "NewsHour" the President is "considering, perhaps, terminating the special counsel". A year ago, it would have seemed inconceivable for a president to fire his FBI Director, and yet that's exactly what Trump did. Schiff says that if Trump fires Mueller, Congress might name its own independent counsel to investigate the case.

Edinburgh's call for a special deal to keep Scotland in the single market while the rest of the United Kingdom leaves the bloc has been repeatedly rejected by the British government . The First Minister has previously admitted the issue of another independence ballot was a factor in the election and stated the party will reflect on its plans amid calls for it to be taken off the table.

In the meeting, Trump requested that the men "put that recommendation in writing", the White House has contended, prompting Rosenstein to offer a formal recommendation to Trump that Comey be fired because he mishandled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.

The shooter, identified as James T. Hodgkinson , a 66-year-old home inspector from IL, was shot and killed by Capitol Police officers who were in Scalise's security detail. Scalise said such rules were " radical ", and threatened the jobs of Louisiana's oil and gas workers. In comparison, previous year more than 9,000 people attended the charity event, which raised more than $500,000, according to Congressional Baseball Game for Charity.

It says the trial has "given a voice to the many victims who felt powerless and silenced". He pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Constand at his home near Philadelphia in January 2004. "I just want to wish all of the fathers a happy Father's Day ", Cosby said. But if the man once adored by millions as "America's Dad" escaped conviction today, prosecutor Kevin Steele said that he meant to seek a re-trial as authorised in such cases under the law.

The revelation has emerged as Iraqi forces claimed al-Baghdadi's deputy, Ayad al-Jumaili, was killed in an air strike near Iraq's border with Syria . He said the claims should be taken "with a heavy grain of salt", adding that "there's no logical reason imaginable" why al-Baghdadi would have risked staying in a surrounded, sitting target with USA -led forces only days away from launching their final assault on Raqqa.

He also will not cut off recently resumed direct U.S. -Cuba commercial flights or cruise-ship travel, though his more restrictive policy seems certain to dampen new economic ties overall. "Last year, I promised to be. a voice for the freedom of the Cuban people", he said in Friday's speech. Trump also demanded the return of USA fugitives including Joanne Chesimard , a black militant convicted in 1977 of the murder of a New Jersey state trooper.